.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Image courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as past associate pastor of Our Woman of Really Good Advice Church on Hermitage Opportunity in Chicago’s McKinley Park area, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He participated in Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola University and the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was blessed to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, as well as he commemorated his very first austere Mass on Might thirteen of the very same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He then served as associate minister at St. Boniface Parish on Noble Road in Chicago as well as Our Female of Excellent Counsel Parish.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary acted as president of the Association of Chicago Priests and also was actually chosen to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Manager Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was during the course of this time that Cleary learned about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his mission at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a non-profit institution that targets at strengthening the lifestyles of orphaned as well as abandoned little ones in Latin United States as well as the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary strategy was actually to offer for one summertime at NPH’s principal orphanage in Mexico yet “he quickly really felt phoned call to stay beyond his three-month phrase, embarking on what ended up being a lifetime devotion to the youngsters of NPH,” the NPH internet site mentioned.
Cleary provided for years as National Director of NPH Mexico prior to ending up being corporate supervisor of NPH International. He stayed at NPH’s primary home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his life to the organization’s purpose and also the little ones. He then came to be chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico as well as retired in 2023.Lifestyle With Great Devotion.Bishop Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and also among Cleary’s closest good friends, don’t forgets Cleary as a mentor, role model and also good friend who “lived life along with terrific devotion.” Just before entering the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico offering for some of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not just provided religious guidance but also an actual dedication to the objective of boosting the little ones’s lifestyles,” Hicks said. Genuine Love and Solution.” Because of seeing his priesthood and exactly how he resided it, he influenced me to enter the priesthood myself.” Hicks proceeded that “for many years, countless children have actually gained from his love and dedication he observed concepts of unconditional passion as well as solution, making certain that the little ones increased in the home were actually not simply recipients but knew exactly how to render.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his buddy and also friend as a fantastic clergyman with a “missionary heart that was very well suched as as well as respected through his schoolmates.” Sakowicz likewise remembered that “Philip never ever tried to find the spotlight and also constantly tried to carry others into the spotlight.”.
Provider on November 21.One more buddy and friend was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was just one of the most respected members of our training class and also an accurate forerunner,” Rataj claimed.
He recollected Cleary’s enthusiasm permanently and also his charisma claiming “he was actually a fast friend to all as well as resided a very loyal and also remarkable life.”.All lasts rites will definitely take place at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visitation hours will definitely be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass is going to adhere to at 11 a.m.
and is going to be celebrated by Diocesan Hicks. An exclusive interment will occur whatsoever Saints Catholic Cemetery in Des Plaines.